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Tue, 31 Mar 2015 00:00:00 -0700enhourly1The Portland Index: Dead Pets Walking - Multnomah County’s animal shelter has cut its kill rate, but activists say it could do more. http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-20021-the_portland_index_dead_pets_walking_multnomah_countys_animal_shelter_has_cut_its_kill_rate_but_acti.html
Not all lost, stray or unwanted pets end up at Multnomah
County Animal Services, but when they do, its shelter is often the end
of the line.
“Private shelters can
choose,” says Mike Oswa]]>Counting Cops - Police staffing levels will come under scrutiny as Charlie Hales pushes reforms.http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-19899-counting_cops_police_staffing_levels_will_come_under_scrutiny_as_charlie_hales_pushes_reforms.html
Mayor-elect Charlie Hales will be returning to City Hall in January with big plans to reform the Portland Police Bureau. ]]>One Question: Would You Vote to Permit Construction of the CRC in its Current Form? - http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-19755-one_question_would_you_vote_to_permit_construction_of_the_crc_in_its_current_form_.html
The City of Portland has been a minor
player in the proposed $3.5 billion Columbia River Crossing—with its
wide freeway bridges and light rail to Vancouver, Wash. But the
mega-project will pro]]>The Portland Index: In Bondage - How much debt has Portland passed on to residents via bonds?http://www.wweek.com/portland/article-19818-the_portland_index_in_bondage_how_much_debt_has_portland_passed_on_to_residents_via_bonds.html
Like most major cities, Portland puts the
cost of many of its public essentials—sewers, parks and public
safety—on the credit card. The bonds Portland has sold also paid for urban
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